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E50.6

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Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Vitamin A deficiency causing permanent scarring of the cornea from previous drying and damage, resulting in vision impairment.

Coding Tips

  • •These scars represent the chronic sequelae of previous xerophthalmia
  • •Vision loss from xerophthalmic scars may be permanent even after vitamin A repletion

Code Hierarchy

└E50Vitamin A deficiency└E50.6Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
└E50.6Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea

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